Ranking the 5 worst Miami Heat starters of the Jimmy Butler era

2. Patty Mills

With all the Heat injury issues the backcourt sustained last season between Tyler Herro and Terry Rozier, it was veteran Patty Mills that would get the call in spot starts. Mills joined Miami through the buyout market, along with another guard option in Delon Wright. 

The fanbase often questioned Spoelstra’s choice to start Mills over the defensive-minded Wright. It was pretty clear from the beginning that the Heat were not getting the 2014 San Antonio Spurs version of Mills. Even worse, he seemed arguably unplayable at times during his short tenure.

Outside of leadership and an occasional burst of vocal energy, there wasn’t much that Mills brought to the table. There were liabilities on defense, and even worse liabilities on offense. Mills shot a career-low 33.8% from the field and 20.8% from 3-point range in 13 games (five starts) for the Heat.